Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2021-04-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady with good demand. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 higher with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $140.92/cwt on 517 head.

Average price

$140.92

517 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$786

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$277

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2

$26.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.27

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	560	141.92	795	492
Large 1-2	607	125.59	762	6thin
Medium and Large 2-3	485	120.64	585	17thin
Small and Medium 1-2	450	115.00	518	2thin

One grade step is worth $26.92/cwt here — about $277 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale517 hd

140.92

—

KY average26 barns · 7,471 hd

138.66

+2.27

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,654	96.26	1,592	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,308	70.70	924	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,465	70.57	1,034	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,029	61.22	630	17

Every lot, as filed

120 lots · USDA AMS · Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) - Lexington, KY

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,070	735.00/cwt	735.00–735.00	7,865	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	787	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	538	122.99/cwt	120.00–126.00	662	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	717	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	670	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	824	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	623	134.71/cwt	130.00–140.00	839	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	821	132.85/cwt	130.50–135.25	1,091	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	621	150.62/cwt	147.00–154.00	935	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	519	142.43/cwt	137.00–146.00	739	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	663	141.55/cwt	125.00–143.95	938	116
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	672	150.62/cwt	143.00–155.50	1,012	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	815	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	954	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	146.22/cwt	143.00–147.00	901	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	886	128.75/cwt	128.75–128.75	1,141	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	507	151.76/cwt	149.00–155.00	769	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	435	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	726	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	337	179.50/cwt	179.50–179.50	605	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	729	123.68/cwt	120.00–128.00	902	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	152.57/cwt	150.00–154.00	888	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	477	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	586	157.64/cwt	155.50–160.00	924	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	381	184.09/cwt	178.00–185.00	701	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	119.99/cwt	110.00–124.00	788	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	902	126.00/cwt	122.00–127.00	1,137	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	157.61/cwt	150.00–159.00	689	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	274	171.82/cwt	170.00–175.00	471	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	777	125.22/cwt	125.00–126.00	973	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	326	159.16/cwt	155.00–169.00	519	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	527	160.67/cwt	158.00–163.50	847	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	137.45/cwt	132.00–140.00	663	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	172.23/cwt	162.00–181.00	654	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	156.99/cwt	156.00–158.00	746	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	693	138.50/cwt	138.00–139.00	960	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	105.98/cwt	104.00–107.00	772	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	133.51/cwt	133.00–135.00	698	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	308	163.41/cwt	160.00–170.00	503	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	760	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,018	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	235	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	370	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	330	190.99/cwt	185.00–194.00	630	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	727	139.79/cwt	136.00–146.00	1,016	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	429	176.52/cwt	160.00–186.00	757	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	381	171.35/cwt	170.00–172.00	653	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	431	153.87/cwt	144.00–160.00	663	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	560	143.69/cwt	138.00–147.00	805	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	380	157.51/cwt	150.00–163.50	599	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	529	165.27/cwt	160.00–169.50	874	47
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	637	139.81/cwt	139.00–140.00	891	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	276	162.42/cwt	150.00–165.00	448	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	910	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,028	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	800	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	912	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	482	144.54/cwt	141.00–151.00	697	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	744	129.15/cwt	123.00–130.00	961	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	558	156.70/cwt	156.50–157.00	874	5
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	455	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	569	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	450	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	518	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	530	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	663	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	275	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	364	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	240	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	468	172.70/cwt	167.00–177.50	808	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	903	52.15/cwt	48.00–56.00	471	3
Bulls	—	—	1,065	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	777	1
Bulls	—	—	1,803	103.70/cwt	95.00–111.00	1,870	11
Bulls	—	—	1,478	86.49/cwt	82.00–92.00	1,278	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	65.50/cwt	63.00–70.00	706	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,229	65.65/cwt	63.00–67.50	807	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,026	60.04/cwt	58.00–63.00	616	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,840	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	1,196	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,442	70.92/cwt	67.00–74.00	1,023	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	655	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,336	72.60/cwt	68.00–76.50	970	20
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	580	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	766	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	525	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	683	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	680	119.01/cwt	115.00–121.00	809	3
Steers	Large 1-2Value Added	—	760	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,015	12
Steers	Large 1-2	—	580	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	737	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	955	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	1,141	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,030	780.27/cwt	775.00–785.00	8,037	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	978	79.74/cwt	74.00–83.00	780	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	856.93/cwt	850.00–860.00	9,898	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	11,069	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	302	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	619	9
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	440	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	583	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	109.15/cwt	103.00–115.00	671	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	381	130.33/cwt	128.00–135.00	497	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	653	106.99/cwt	104.00–110.00	699	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	240	156.33/cwt	152.50–160.00	375	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	296	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	392	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	731	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	788	95.03/cwt	92.00–98.00	749	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	980	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	980	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	256	158.17/cwt	157.50–160.00	405	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	131.53/cwt	130.00–133.00	940	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	115.26/cwt	113.00–116.00	1,009	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,071	116.75/cwt	116.75–116.75	1,250	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	125.62/cwt	120.00–129.00	766	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	861	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	150.93/cwt	147.00–156.00	709	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	562	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,410	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,340	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	208	145.69/cwt	137.50–152.50	303	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	136.85/cwt	135.00–140.00	594	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	165.76/cwt	164.00–167.50	519	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	907	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	133.38/cwt	131.00–134.00	775	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	502	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	663	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	168.75/cwt	168.00–169.00	623	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	128.98/cwt	127.00–131.00	858	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	392	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	730	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	691	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	357	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	158.04/cwt	155.00–159.00	675	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	147.78/cwt	144.00–155.00	853	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	148.10/cwt	144.00–155.00	767	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	232	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	309	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	417	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	612	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	566	137.30/cwt	134.00–141.00	777	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	288	146.20/cwt	140.00–152.50	421	2

How this sale compares

Kentucky weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Kentucky auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) - Lexington, KY

Mon Apr 12, 2021

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,018Last week 686Year ago 460

Slaughter CattleReceipts 93Last week 90Year ago 109

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 10Year ago 6

Feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady with good demand. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 higher with good demand.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,070	735.00	735.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,030	775.00–785.00	780.27
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,155	850.00–860.00	856.93
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,265	875.00	875.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	978	74.00–83.00	79.74

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	143.00	143.00
2	—	240	152.50–160.00	156.33
1	—	515	142.00	142.00
1	—	980	100.00	100.00
1	—	490	141.00	141.00
1	—	645	131.00	131.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	123.00	123.00
1	—	525	130.00	130.00
1	—	580	127.00	127.00
2	—	955	119.50	119.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	821	130.50–135.25	132.85
30	—	616	143.00–147.00	146.22
12	—	886	128.75	128.75
5	—	507	149.00–155.00	151.76
7	—	582	150.00–154.00	152.57
10	—	902	122.00–127.00	126.00
7	—	437	150.00–159.00	157.61
4	—	274	170.00–175.00	171.82
13	—	380	162.00–181.00	172.23
2	—	475	156.00–158.00	156.99
2	—	693	138.00–139.00	138.50
3	—	308	160.00–170.00	163.41
2	—	715	130.00–133.00	131.53
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	621	147.00–154.00	150.62
27	—	672	143.00–155.50	150.62
14	—	586	155.50–160.00	157.64
37	—	381	178.00–185.00	184.09
1	—	760	134.00	134.00
14	—	330	185.00–194.00	190.99
11	—	727	136.00–146.00	139.79
32	—	429	160.00–186.00	176.52
47	—	529	160.00–169.50	165.27
37	—	468	167.00–177.50	172.70
Steers — Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	760	133.50	133.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	302	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	538	120.00–126.00	122.99
1	—	560	128.00	128.00
2	—	615	103.00–115.00	109.15
3	—	381	128.00–135.00	130.33
2	—	653	104.00–110.00	106.99
3	—	296	132.50	132.50
2	—	788	92.00–98.00	95.03
2	—	232	133.00	133.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	623	130.00–140.00	134.71
57	—	519	137.00–146.00	142.43
116	—	663	125.00–143.95	141.55
1	—	815	117.00	117.00
13	—	777	125.00–126.00	125.22
19	—	326	155.00–169.00	159.16
1	—	235	157.50	157.50
47	—	431	144.00–160.00	153.87
36	—	560	138.00–147.00	143.69
32	—	380	150.00–163.50	157.51
6	—	276	150.00–165.00	162.42
45	—	482	141.00–151.00	144.54
8	—	744	123.00–130.00	129.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	142.50	142.50
6	—	657	110.00–124.00	119.99
11	—	482	132.00–140.00	137.45
3	—	728	104.00–107.00	105.98
8	—	523	133.00–135.00	133.51
4	—	875	113.00–116.00	115.26
9	—	1,071	116.75	116.75
10	—	610	120.00–129.00	125.62
1	—	820	105.00	105.00
1	—	385	146.00	146.00
4	—	208	137.50–152.50	145.69
6	—	434	135.00–140.00	136.85
8	—	581	131.00–134.00	133.38
1	—	280	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	910	113.00	113.00
1	—	800	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	450	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	132.00	132.00
3	—	680	115.00–121.00	119.01
1	—	440	132.50	132.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	167.00	167.00
2	—	337	179.50	179.50
8	—	729	120.00–128.00	123.68
8	—	527	158.00–163.50	160.67
3	—	381	170.00–172.00	171.35
5	—	637	139.00–140.00	139.81
5	—	558	156.50–157.00	156.70
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	455	125.00	125.00
1	—	530	125.00	125.00
1	—	275	132.50	132.50
1	—	240	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	256	157.50–160.00	158.17
3	—	470	147.00–156.00	150.93
1	—	1,410	95.00	95.00
2	—	313	164.00–167.50	165.76
1	—	840	108.00	108.00
4	—	369	168.00–169.00	168.75
2	—	665	127.00–131.00	128.98
1	—	230	155.00	155.00
4	—	427	155.00–159.00	158.04
12	—	577	144.00–155.00	147.78
14	—	518	144.00–155.00	148.10
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	502	132.00	132.00
1	—	695	105.00	105.00
1	—	315	132.50	132.50
1	—	450	136.00	136.00
4	—	566	134.00–141.00	137.30
2	—	288	140.00–152.50	146.20

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	903	48.00–56.00	52.15
8	—	1,078	63.00–70.00	65.50
6	—	1,026	58.00–63.00	60.04
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,229	63.00–67.50	65.65
1	—	1,130	58.00	58.00
20	—	1,336	68.00–76.50	72.60
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,840	65.00	65.00
16	—	1,442	67.00–74.00	70.92
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,065	73.00	73.00
11	—	1,803	95.00–111.00	103.70
6	—	1,478	82.00–92.00	86.49

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) - Lexington, KY

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle